Candidate Consultant - Education Recruitment

KPI Recruiting Ltd; Manchester; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Uncapped bonus

OTE £40,000+

Birthday off

Manchester city centre office

Job summary

KPI Education, based in Manchester city centre, is seeking a Candidate Consultant to manage the candidate journey from attraction to placement. The role offers a base salary of £28,000–£32,000 with uncapped bonuses and an OTE of £40,000+, plus 25 days holiday and your birthday off.

You will work closely with recruitment consultants and school partners to maintain a steady pipeline of high-quality candidates, through sourcing, registrations and interviews, helping schools fill roles across the UK.

Qualifications

• Experience in recruitment, ideally in education or high-volume environments.
• Confident and personable with strong communication skills.
• Ability to manage a busy candidate pipeline and meet targets.

Responsibilities

• Source and attract candidates via job boards and LinkedIn.
• Manage applications and proactively headhunt candidates.
• Conduct registrations and interviews with candidates.
• Coordinate interviews between candidates, consultants and schools.
• Manage offers and support onboarding processes.
• Develop candidate referral networks and maintain relationships.

Skills

Candidate management

Relationship building

Phone-based outreach

Target driven

Organisational skills

Tools

LinkedIn

Job boards

CRM/ATS

Job description

Candidate Consultant - Education Recruitment

KPI Education | Manchester City Centre
£28,000 - £32,000 DOE + Uncapped Bonus
OTE £40,000+
Full-Time | Immediate Start
25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays + Your Birthday Off

Are you a confident, ambitious recruiter who loves the candidate side of recruitment?

Do you enjoy building relationships, finding great people and turning conversations into placements?

Want more ownership, earning potential and progression without necessarily focusing heavily on new business development?

KPI Education is growing, and we're looking for a Candidate Consultant to join our Manchester team.

KPI Education specialises in long-term and permanent recruitment for schools across the UK, with a particular strength in graduate recruitment and developing talent pipelines for schools.

We're looking for someone who can take ownership of the candidate journey - from initial attraction and registration through to interview, placement and ongoing relationship management.

The Role

As a Candidate Consultant, you'll work closely with our Recruitment Consultants and school partners to ensure we have a constant pipeline of high-quality candidates ready for opportunities.

• Sourcing and attracting candidates through job boards, LinkedIn, referrals and our database
• Managing incoming applications and proactively headhunting candidates
• Conducting candidate registrations and interviews
• Understanding candidates' experience, ambitions and ideal next move
• Building strong relationships with graduates, teachers and education professionals
• Matching candidates against live school vacancies
• Preparing candidates for interviews and trial days
• Coordinating interviews between candidates, consultants and schools
• Managing offers and supporting candidates through the onboarding process
• Working closely with our compliance team to ensure candidates are ready to start
• Maintaining relationships with placed candidates
• Developing candidate referral networks
• Working towards individual registration, interview, placement and revenue targets

Who Are We Looking For?

Previous recruitment experience would be advantageous, particularly within education, healthcare, social care or another high-volume recruitment environment, but we're equally interested in ambitious people with strong candidate management or sales experience.

You'll need to be:

• Confident and highly personable
• Comfortable spending plenty of time on the phone
• Target and results driven
• Commercially aware
• Organised and able to manage a busy candidate pipeline
• Proactive rather than waiting for applications to arrive
• Resilient and comfortable working at pace
• Passionate about providing an excellent candidate experience

What We Offer

£28,000 - £32,000 basic salary depending on experience

Uncapped bonus with realistic OTE of £40,000+

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Your birthday off every year

Manchester city centre office

Structured training and ongoing development

Regular incentives and team competitions

Clear progression opportunities within KPI Education

You'll join an ambitious and growing education recruitment business where you'll be given the autonomy to build candidate networks, develop your recruitment skills and directly benefit from the placements you make.

Ready for Your Next Move?

We're looking to appoint immediately and are int